US-backed forces take control of IS encampment in Syria

An Islamic State encampment in eastern Syria was seized by the US-backed Syrian forces after hundreds of militants surrendered overnight, signaling the group's collapse after months of stiff resistance.

Baghouz: US-backed Syrian forces on Tuesday seized control of an encampment held by the Islamic State group (IS) in eastern Syria, after hundreds of militants surrendered overnight, a spokesman said, signaling the group's collapse after months of stiff resistance.

Footage filmed by the Associated Press on Sunday night and the early hours of Monday showed the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) firing on IS positions.

A group of suspects involved in a January bombing that killed four Americans in northern Syria were among militants captured by the Kurdish-led forces.

The taking of the IS camp was a major advance but not the final defeat of the group in Baghouz, the last village held by the extremists where they have been holding out for weeks under siege, according to Mustafa Bali, the spokesman for the Kurdish-led SDF.